Geograficus is a 2003 educational adventure video game, developed by Ruske & Pühretmaier and published by Heureka-Klett (up until 2005) and BrainGame Publishing (from 2005 after acquiring H-K's edutainment catalogue). The game was originally released in Germany.
The game, along with a video game in the Willy Werkel series entitled Willy Werkel baut Raumschiffe, were used at Pestalozzi-Fröbel-Haus in a 2005 program entitled "Expedition Earth" which encourages children to learn about geography through the interactive media.[1]
Gameplayedit
The gameplay is similar to that of video game Myst, in which players traverse through a series of static screens in a retro science-fiction setting.[2] The game aims to teach players about the Earth's physical geography and history of the Earth.[3]
The game has an internal interactive encyclopedia that contains scientific information and clues on how to complete the puzzles.[4]
Plotedit
The young protagonist Geo is tasked by the wise scientist Geograficus to locate the whereabouts of Balvin, a fire dragon who has gone missing.
Critical receptionedit
Adventure Archiv questioned the choice to set an educational game in a fantasy world with dragons and magic, noting that the logic and physics of such worlds conflict with that of the real world thereby offering a confused message to players.[5]Angel Adventure thought the game was both captivating and beautiful,[6] while Kinderuni Darmstadt described it as interesting and logical.[7]Wissen.de gave the game a rating of 3/5 stars.[8] Macwelt thought the game's graphics or control did not live up to contemporary adventure games such as Uru: Ages Beyond Myst (2003) or Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon (2003).[9][10] Lizzy Net wrote that the game made good use of its educational content and made it palatable.[11] In her article Computer games in geography lessons: Learning does not always mean memorizing and timpani, Christina Bulow concluded that the program would not make a good classroom companion due to the high time investment required and the inefficiency of its educational-content delivery.[12]
The game was awarded the 2004 Comenius Seal of Quality,[13] and the 2004 GIGA mouse award for best educational game.[14]
Referencesedit
^"Pestalozzi-Fröbel-Haus | Projekt Expedition Erde". www.pfh-bundesallee.de. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
^Pivec, M. (2006-03-02). Affective and Emotional Aspects of Human-Computer Interaction: Game-Based and Innovative Learning Approaches. IOS Press. ISBN9781607501497.
geograficus, 2003, educational, adventure, video, game, developed, ruske, pühretmaier, published, byheureka, klett, until, 2005, braingame, publishing, from, 2005, after, acquiring, edutainment, catalogue, game, originally, released, germany, releaseoctober, 2. Geograficus is a 2003 educational adventure video game developed by Ruske amp Puhretmaier and published byHeureka Klett up until 2005 and BrainGame Publishing from 2005 after acquiring H K s edutainment catalogue The game was originally released in Germany GeograficusReleaseOctober 2003Genre s Adventure Educational Contents 1 History 2 Gameplay 3 Plot 4 Critical reception 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe game along with a video game in the Willy Werkel series entitled Willy Werkel baut Raumschiffe were used at Pestalozzi Frobel Haus in a 2005 program entitled Expedition Earth which encourages children to learn about geography through the interactive media 1 Gameplay editThe gameplay is similar to that of video game Myst in which players traverse through a series of static screens in a retro science fiction setting 2 The game aims to teach players about the Earth s physical geography and history of the Earth 3 The game has an internal interactive encyclopedia that contains scientific information and clues on how to complete the puzzles 4 Plot editThe young protagonist Geo is tasked by the wise scientist Geograficus to locate the whereabouts of Balvin a fire dragon who has gone missing Critical reception editAdventure Archiv questioned the choice to set an educational game in a fantasy world with dragons and magic noting that the logic and physics of such worlds conflict with that of the real world thereby offering a confused message to players 5 Angel Adventure thought the game was both captivating and beautiful 6 while Kinderuni Darmstadt described it as interesting and logical 7 Wissen de gave the game a rating of 3 5 stars 8 Macwelt thought the game s graphics or control did not live up to contemporary adventure games such as Uru Ages Beyond Myst 2003 or Broken Sword The Sleeping Dragon 2003 9 10 Lizzy Net wrote that the game made good use of its educational content and made it palatable 11 In her article Computer games in geography lessons Learning does not always mean memorizing and timpani Christina Bulow concluded that the program would not make a good classroom companion due to the high time investment required and the inefficiency of its educational content delivery 12 The game was awarded the 2004 Comenius Seal of Quality 13 and the 2004 GIGA mouse award for best educational game 14 References edit Pestalozzi Frobel Haus Projekt Expedition Erde www pfh bundesallee de Retrieved 2017 12 24 Pivec M 2006 03 02 Affective and Emotional Aspects of Human Computer Interaction Game Based and Innovative Learning Approaches IOS Press ISBN 9781607501497 slydos Geograficus Review english www adventure archiv com Retrieved 2017 12 24 Geograficus RUS skachat besplatno rus game net Retrieved 2017 12 24 slydos Geograficus Review english www adventure archiv com Retrieved 2017 12 24 Geograficus Review 2004 04 09 Archived from the original on 2004 04 09 Retrieved 2017 12 24 Lernadventure im Test Geograficus Das Abenteuerspiel aus der Welt der Geografie kinderuni darmstadt de in German Retrieved 2017 12 24 Leinfelden Echterdingen Konradin Medien GmbH Geograficus wissen de www wissen de Retrieved 2017 12 24 Hartmann Thomas Rezension Lernadventure Geograficus Macwelt Retrieved 2017 12 24 Hartmann Thomas Schone Bilder Macwelt Retrieved 2017 12 24 LizzyNet de Geograficus www lizzynet de in German Retrieved 2017 12 24 Computerspiele im Geographieunterricht w e b Square 2013 05 05 Archived from the original on 2013 05 05 Retrieved 2017 12 24 Zehn Comenius Auszeichnungen fur Klett Softwaretitel 25 June 2004 Beste Lernspiele fur Kinder ab 12 Jahre und andere Altersgruppen www mediengewalt de Retrieved 2017 12 24 External links editA study about the game 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Geograficus amp oldid 1163192033, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
